Living Life Workout

I have decided to cancel my gym membership. I have always worried that if I did cancel it then it would be a sign that I have given up. But its just the opposite. So many times I felt intimidated when I was in the gym. Whether it was unsure of how to use a piece of equipment or if I did use it I felt awkward. Yesterday I helped Billy D with firewood. He cut the logs, I hauled them, and stacked them on the trailer. It felt so good to be out in the warm sun and using every muscle in my body. My first thought was that I should really get back into the gym. Then I realized that being in the gym didn't make me feel anywhere close to how great I was feeling out there. I felt alive for the first time in months. I pushed my body harder than I ever have at the gym. Today I am sore but stronger. For me stronger and happier does come from a gym.


 Living life and getting exercise kills two birds with one stone for me. I love nature, getting my hands dirty, and just living! The only instruction I needed yesterday was to lift with my knees and hold the wood close to my body. Didn't we all learn how to properly lift things when we were in junior high??? I don't need fancy equipment to become strong. The whole world is my gym. I am not sure what clicked in me yesterday that made me come to this epiphany but praise God it did. For the first time in years I feel good about me. It took just one time of doing a Living Life Workout for me to feel a little more connected with Marsha Ann. That has never happened for me in the gym. For the first time in a long time my body and mind are ready.

This is a picture of my workout "equipment".